To identify Jesus to the Immigration Centurion Expellers, Stephen approached Jesus and acted as if he were about to kiss him since if he actually kissed him, he would risk being discriminated against as gay. ICE apprehended Jesus and spirited him away on a donkey headed to a notorious Roman carcer in Aegyptus. [Laurie Baron]
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I originally picked up the book hoping to find a few practical speaking tips to support my growing professional speaking. But what I found instead was something that felt both familiar and profound. With decades of Zen practice behind me, the essence of Glickstein’s message—showing up with presence—felt like coming home. Only this time, applied to the stage. [Shayna Kaufmann, Ph.D.]
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I knew that my mother had been around 14 when the war began and that she had spent most of it in evacuation in Yangiyul, not far from Tashkent. [Yakov Nayerman]
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Harris Wittels (April 20, 1984 – February 19, 2015) was an American comedian. He was a writer for The Sarah Silverman Program, a writer and executive producer for Parks and Recreation, and a recurring guest on Comedy Bang! Bang! He coined the word humblebrag in 2010. [Wikipedia]
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The last week has been filled with many words and ten times as much food, with various seders at people’s homes. A very important one took place this year, symbolizing hopes for more liberation through unity. [Barrett Holman Leak]
ADL Seder Highlights Allyship with Other Communities Read More »
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There are no bad experiences in life, just the ones we don’t learn from. Such is a lesson Gwen Borden, now 93 years old as of March 2025 has lived her life and has taught her daughter Amy Goober. [Cailin Acosta]
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Kate Hudson (April 19, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Born to singer Bill Hudson and actress Goldie Hawn, Hudson made her film debut in the 1998 drama Desert Blue, which was followed by supporting roles in several films. [Wikipedia]
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-Everybody’s got a story to tell, yet not everyone has the opportunity or chutzpah to share it. Trinity Theatre Company is providing this opportunity with its Third Annual New Works Festival. [Eva Trieger]
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The legacy media, aka mainstream media, has harbored a severe anti-Israel bias for decades. It holds Israel to a different standard than any other country, except maybe the US. In fact, it holds Israel to an impossible and deeply hypocritical standard. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
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StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve a $90,000 contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies in K-12 schools. [Oleg Ivanov]
Why teach the Holocaust? Because memory fades. Survivors age. And hatred, sadly, persists. Antisemitism has not been relegated to the past. [Darren Schwartz]
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Antisemitism on college campuses is a genuine crisis that demands serious attention, but we are concerned about the extent and scope of the current approach taken by the Administration to Harvard. [Jonathan Greenblatt]
“It’s the final countdown!” I don’t know about you, but my broom has stayed in the kitchen and dining room for the past couple of days sweeping up the matzo crumbs from every meal. [Cailin Acosta]
Passover Nears End; So Too Does Tending to Matzo Crumbs Read More »
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Élisabeth Borne (April 18, 1961) is a French politician who served as Prime Minister of France from May 2022 to January 2024. A member of President Emmanuel Macron’s party Renaissance, she is the second woman to hold the position of Prime Minister after Édith Cresson, who served from 1991 to 1992. [Wikipedia]
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